Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-10

,iss SSe witness Gives Answer to
a--,fiyns with sIinuteness.
.,u OHIO, Dec. 9-This
he 3 crest day in the trial of
Until alter court opened
bnf gnown whether Harper himself
Q; ~ y.,r,e s witness or not. Il has
y Sis counsel protested against
-,snce on the witness stand, and
f-nly IN listed his interests de-
.sould tell his own story. at
..5 the question was solved by Mr..
r1 calling Mr.. Harper to the wit
The witness told Of his pre-
:.|.jness career, ending with the
National Bank. and went
~ detail Wilshire's connec-
" 9TH the bank. He said
W. J. September, 1886, he was
bv wiltshire 10 make him a loan
NM Wiltshire at that time was q
~ the bank to The amount of
M. and he represented to Harper
". .,is losn wss not made the bank
snH,r. He accommodated him
ing 81 agreement 70 transfer GER
osTste, and also 100 shares of the
- - y,tionsl oank at par, then worth
y! Al went we'll untilin October when
-oturned from & little dinner
,,mposed Of Wiltshire and some
!. of Inc bank, and found that dur
=. ,bse1ce Wiltshire, ECkert & Co IS
ssr s26 600 on the First National
I'D Deen returned not good. That
Tilsbire said he was unable TO
gaOd snd the bank was compelled
80 il. Another day when WITNESS
~ .3:.snt Wiltshire, Eckert & Co. got
y, 10 wire $4,000 credit to Chicago
'..rrRed CHECKS at the close of
~, bou that day he found VIII
Exert & Co.'s account Uverdrawn
y with the former $2G coo, their
"a the bank of $500, O0G and their
IN him Of $50, 200 ne felt that they
ms dangerous position. Wiltshire
Erred to him real estate aod stock,
= be turned over to the bank. He
-~.d 81 vii hire, but could get nOtn-
m, Of him. He hen suggested to
a,5ier to take 6 call loan from VIII
Exert & Co. to square their &C
Z. and save the cashier.
answer 10 direct questions from Mr..
rE5Urn, Mr.. Harper stated unre-
rdythat
PE NEVER GAVE AN ORDER
rT kind 10 Mr.. Eckert 10 buy grain
lin in Clicsgo, and he was equally
,s-iUg and explicit in saying ne never
+mz5d Wiltshire to buy grain for him
resqo or elsewhere. This is the pJint
b whole case, and is in conflict with
.pcinonY OF both Mr.. Wiltshire and
F,ktrs. Mr.. Blackburn then took
-s accounts Of the bank with the
ynional of New York and the
e-csl National OF New York, where
balances were carried, and Mr..
,y was called on 10 explain ell these
raca0ns. He did so with great min
z:s, referring often to the books of
ark. In general, his excuse for ir-
gnihas was that the bank was
' net by the Wiltshire, Ecker Is Co.
and he used Whatever methods he
BIO save the bank and tide over the
ln His testimony was not ended st
q Whsn court adj burned.
.rgfr's manner On the stand showed
' BIS difficult man he has been for his
,neys to mansge. He took the Jury
-hs confidence and talked to them
1.-THE purpose CT convincing them, but
tie tine was transgressing the rules
EiielCe ss explained to him by Judge
4ga. He argued his case as
went along until Judge
a'1ls rebuke b, gan TO bear q tone
-psiience. He tesuti a dozen times
M1TsIces which be did not witness,
sd which somebody had told. Every
zfol furnished s new opportunity to
: 10 Ssy what his intentions were.
seemed like presumption after
9as sweeping denial that he
ever ordered Wiltshire to buy
ailCr HIN in Chicsgo or elsewhere,
Ills counsel tnEnand rhree notes bear
!ae Initials &c L H" and ask him to
lll them. Harper went on to say
Wiltshire in March still ow d the
4Md him those large sums. He in
I'd On him selling out of his wheat
Nas to psy his debts.
VISIT soid to do so safely he should
some that dsy TO keep up the market
lien ne could sell out to advantage
dsY "he asked my advice" said
H2ai land gave it to him. 1 said to
nsEe out your order TO buy June
as1dit it is all right III o K it.
FiShire sent to the bank this note
be was going to buy that day
i" bushels of wheat and I o. Il d
Il Tas no act or account Of
L say shape or form. The books
: osnk show that he psid the bank a
%-eIso.e amount of money next day.
@fo purpose whatever in this trans
Except to Get money for the baUk
VS. owing to 1t by Wiltshire " The
- note was in Cypher, snd Harper
related to the same sort
1oSsctiOn. The third note he
%'ed by saying Wiltshire told him he
. piy for lot of wheat May 1. "He
~ me-" said Harper, $40 furnish
4! l1f this purpose. l refused. He
LIQUID be sorry. advised him to
-l5 wheat and buy June and pay the
r-aaEe. He asked me to write 8
,,%aaoum Of telegram to thst effect
= Please change that May wheat l
hot PROVIDED for to June
' N.Y. My principal has decided, etc.
gAshire represented to me that he
s!l1g largely for Cleveland parties